The debate was hosted by the Atlanta Press club and georgia public broadcasting. Good evening and welcome. I am russ spencer. And you are watching the Atlanta Press club debate series. We are broadcasting from the studio of the georgia public broadcasting in atlanta, and we welcome viewers from across the state and the country. This is the runoff debate for u. S. Senate to fill the seat held by georgia senator Kelly Loeffler. Lets meet the candidates. In alphabetical order, republican candidate Kelly Loeffler, appointed to the senate in january 2020 to replace retiring georgia senator johnny isakson. She is part owner of the atlanta dream. Candidate Raphael Warnock is the Senior Pastor at Ebenezer Baptist church in atlanta. The church where Martin Luther king jr. Was pastor. Lets meet our panel. Greg bluestein is a political reporter with the atlanta journalconstitution. Rayam the debate will be divided into three rounds and candidates will have 60 seconds to answer question and 30 sec
Registration and dramatically increased the number of latino elected officials in this nation. His appeal to the Hispanic Community was simple, passionate, and direct. Su voto es su voz. Your vote is your voice. We are going to be talking about the records of the southwest Voter Registration education project. They are the oldest and largest nonpartisan latino Voter Registration organization in the country. The collection contains the first 20 years of the organizations existence. They are still in existence today. It is a very deep and wide collection if you are interested in learning about Voter Registration, particularly in minority communities. The organization was started in 1974 by willie velasquez. He is from san antonio. As a very young man, he was heavily involved in the chicano movement. When he was in college, he was one of the founders of the mexicanamerican youth organization, which was involved in doing Voter Registration drives at local colleges. Also involved in high sc
His appeal to the Hispanic Community was simple, passionate, and direct. Su voto es su voz. Your vote is your voice. We are going to be talking about the records of the southwest Voter Registration education project. They are the oldest and largest nonpartisan latino Voter Registration organization in the country. The collection contains the first 20 years of the organizations existence. They are still in existence today. It is a very deep and wide collection if you are interested in learning about Voter Registration, particularly in minority communities. The organization was started in 1974 by willie velasquez. He is from san antonio. As a very young man, he was heavily involved in the chicano movement. When he was in college, he was one of the founders of the mexicanamerican youth organization, which was involved in doing Voter Registration drives at local colleges. Also involved in high school walkouts. This was in the late 1960s, early 1970s, when, sort of the height of the chicano
Passionate, and direct. Vote. As es su your vote is your voice. We are going to be talking about the records of the southwest Voter Registration education project. They are the oldest and largest nonpartisan latino Voter Registration organization in the country. The collection contains the first 20 years of the organizations existence. They are still in existence today. It is a deep and wide collection if you are interested in learning about Voter Registration, particularly in minority communities. The organization was started in 1974 by willie velasquez. He is from san antonio. As a very young man, he was heavily involved in the chicano movement. When he was in college, he was one of the founders of the mexicanamerican youth organization, which was involved in doing Voter Registration drives at local colleges. Also involved in high school walkouts. This was in the late 1960s, early 1970s, when, sort of the height of the chicano movement. The beginning of it and the height of it. He wa
Staff is staying close to home due to the coronavirus. Here is a look at our recent visit to san antonio, texas. The cspan cities tour is exploring the american story, as we take book tv and American History tv on the road. With support from our spectrum cable partners, we travel to san antonio, texas. Coming up in the next hour, well experience the history of this south texas city, starting with a visit to the San Antonio Missions National Historical park. Following that, in about 20 minutes, well hear about the role the city played in early military aviation. And in about 40 minutes, visit one of the citys most recognizable features and biggest attractions, the historic river walk. Later, a trip to the Spanish Governors Palace, one of the oldest buildings in the city, dating back to the founding. We begin our special feature at mission san jose, one of four remaining colonial Spanish Missions in san antonio. Welcome to Spanish Governors Palace. What youre looking at is actually the l